That is all from us from Seaview on a historic night for Larne, who clinched their first Irish Premiership title with a 2-0 victory over Crusaders.

Tiernan Lynch's side will be presented with the trophy next week in their last home game against Linfield at what will be a packed Inver Park.

We will be back tomorrow with coverage of the other five Irish Premiership games as the race for European places and the battle to avoid the drop continue.

Thanks for joining us this evening, goodnight!

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To relive how Larne won their historic first Irish Premiership title at Seaview you can read the match report from the game here.

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Larne chairman Gareth Clements: "This is unbelievable and very emotional. It has been a journey, there have been ups and downs over the past six years, but this is what we set out to achieve and we achieved it in the timeline and we are going to enjoy it."

Larne striker Andy Ryan: "Nights like this made me want to come to this football club, they make it all worth it."

Larne goalkeeper Rohan Ferguson: "All the credit has to go to the coaching staff. We realized last year we conceded too many goals, and Seamus Lynch has been onto the boys every day about keeping clean sheets."

Larne captain Tomas Cosgrove: "Look at all the fans here, look at what it means to the people of Larne it has been a long journey but it will be good to get our hands on the trophy next week.

There has been a lot of hard work, we can mix it now. We used to be a passing team but now if teams want to get stuck in we can do it back and maybe that has been the difference."

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Larne manager Tiernan Lynch: "When I walked in six years ago Kenny was talking about Champions League music at Inver and it seemed like a pipedream so I couldn't be more pleased or proud of everyone involved.

This group of players have been outstanding all year and it is important to talk about the players who were on the journey that built the foundations.

This was all for the fans and for Kenny, who put his money where his mouth was and we gave him a little bit back tonight."

David Jeffrey
Ballymena United manager on BBC Sport NI

"People thought going into the split, 'how would they cope with the pressure?'

They had two fantastic results against Glentoran and Cliftonville and they retained such a focus and played ever so well tonight in getting the job done.

It is a phenomenal evening for the town and everyone associated with the club, something they could never dream of."

LARNE ARE IRISH PREMIERSHIP CHAMPIONS!

Goals from Andy Ryan and Lee Bonis guaranteed that tonight will be the night that goes down in the history books as Larne win the Gibson Cup for the first time in their history.

This is just Larne’s fourth season back in the Irish Premiership and they will be the first team from outside Belfast to be crowned champions since Portadown in 2002.

It is safe to say they’ve been outstanding this season and are now unbeaten in their last 15 Premiership matches and have conceded just three goals in 2023.

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Jonathan Tuffey punches the ball in an attempt to clear a Larne corner, but it falls to Shea Gordon at the edge of the box. T

he substitute can't steer his resulting strike goal-bound.

Paul O'Neill and Mark Randall will be on the pitch for the full-time celebrations as they replace Andy Ryan and Fuad Sule.

There have been no real chances in the last five minutes with neither team creating goal-scoring opportunities.

'Stand up for the champions' is the latest chant that the Larne fans are singing loud and proud.

Unless Crusaders can make an impressive comeback, Tiernan Lynch's men will be crowned Irish Premiership champions for the first time in their history in less than ten minutes - what a night for the history books!

Fuad Sule blasts his strike from distance off-target.

Larne are dominating but don't have the same urgency as they did before the second goal.

Just 15 minutes left...

Lee Bonis coolly slots home to double Larne's lead as they edge ever closer to securing the Gibson Cup.

Both managers are making changes to their sides here.

Stephen Baxter brings on Cameron Stewart for Jordan Forsythe.

While the visitors introduce Graham Kelly and Shea Gordon for Joseph Thomson and Michael Glynn.

That goal has certainly got the away fans out of their seats!

There are choruses of 'championes' ringing around Seaview.

There are 25 minutes remaining until Larne will be crowned champions and win the Gibson Cup for the first time in their history.

David Jeffrey
Ballymena United manager on BBC Sport NI

"Make no mistake that was a great piece of football. Fantastic run from Leroy Millar and a cool finish from Bonis.

That came at a point when Crusaders were very much in the ascendancy, but there in a flash the tables are turned and that is a goal which sums Larne up."

Aaron Donnelly picks up the first yellow card of the half. There were five in the first half and one red so I doubt this one will be the last!

David Jeffrey
Ballymena United manager on BBC Sport NI

"He has been brought on to contest the physical presence of Jordan Owens."